The Wolf returns with an audiovisual delight.
Peanut Butter Wolf is a man who needs no introduction. The founder of Stones Throw Records, label home to artists such as J Dilla, Madlib, Knxwledge and Guilty Simpson, is a keen curator of Hip Hop music and everything in between.
Having spent nearly 30 years as a DJ and producer, PBW is pushing the art of DJing further and challenging himself with a new format, audio visual DJing. Touring this concept for the past couple years now, the format provides an entertaining and sometimes humorous addition to the funky beats. The Late Night Valentine venue provided the perfect space for Peanut Butter Wolf to play his audiovisual set to old and new fans.
Opening for Peanut Butter Wolf is a name popping up all over the place, Girlname. The DJ kicked off the night with some classic 90s Hip Hop bangers, including Music Erick Sermon and Its Soweezee De La Soul. The beats were chill but moving enough to create a vibe for the small crowd, some even moving onto the dance floor.
The next set had Max Black on the decks to start off and he took the energy slightly higher. Starting off solo, playing darker trip hop beats such as Portishead, this was well received by the slowly growing crowd. Midway through the set, Black was joined by local rapper Toyotomi for a live set. The duo collaborated on a number of tracks with Toyotomi rapping and Black singing hooks and playing the backing tracks. Toyotomi openly clowned with his friends in the crowd between songs. The songs an interesting blend of future Hip Hop and R&B.
By the time it was Dupa and Wassim’s b2b set, the venue was filling up and the crowd looked ready to dance. Luckily their set provided the good Hip Hop vibes to fill the dance floor. The pair played a number of Hip Hop classics interweaved with some lesser-known Hip Hop tracks. And eventually the relatively small dance floor at Late Night Valentine was packed.
Thanks to the Dupa & Wassim’s set, the vibe had intensified and the crowd was at its peak when Peanut Butter Wolf moved onto the decks. The DJ/producer seamlessly mixed into his own set and started the audiovisual piece. Starting off playing older disco, soul and funk tunes, the old music clips lended to fascinating visuals from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
A highlight from the set was when The Sugarhill Gang’s Apache (Jump On It) was played it, it was accompanied by vision from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Will and Carlton dancing to that same track in a talent contest. As the audio and vision are linked together in the mix, when PBW scratched the track the vision would rewind and repeat, providing humorous vision.
Later on in his set came the 90s boom bap with a strong back to back selection of Nas, as well as some tracks from deceased pal Charizma. Closing with the Methods, possibly the most famous Peanut Butter Wolf and Charizma track, it left a bittersweet feeling on the crowd. Paying tribute to his friend who passed away nearly 20 years ago, he treated the crowd to some unreleased footage of the duo. It’s early 90’s and a young PBW and Charizma sit on a fountain being interviewed, Charizma spits a fierce freestyle, showing the interviewer, and now the crowd in 2018, his immense talent. The good always die too young.
Having spent nearly 30 years as a DJ and producer, PBW is pushing the art of DJing further and challenging himself with a new format, audio visual DJing. Touring this concept for the past couple years now, the format provides an entertaining and sometimes humorous addition to the funky beats. The Late Night Valentine venue provided the perfect space for Peanut Butter Wolf to play his audiovisual set to old and new fans.
Opening for Peanut Butter Wolf is a name popping up all over the place, Girlname. The DJ kicked off the night with some classic 90s Hip Hop bangers, including Music Erick Sermon and Its Soweezee De La Soul. The beats were chill but moving enough to create a vibe for the small crowd, some even moving onto the dance floor.
The next set had Max Black on the decks to start off and he took the energy slightly higher. Starting off solo, playing darker trip hop beats such as Portishead, this was well received by the slowly growing crowd. Midway through the set, Black was joined by local rapper Toyotomi for a live set. The duo collaborated on a number of tracks with Toyotomi rapping and Black singing hooks and playing the backing tracks. Toyotomi openly clowned with his friends in the crowd between songs. The songs an interesting blend of future Hip Hop and R&B.
By the time it was Dupa and Wassim’s b2b set, the venue was filling up and the crowd looked ready to dance. Luckily their set provided the good Hip Hop vibes to fill the dance floor. The pair played a number of Hip Hop classics interweaved with some lesser-known Hip Hop tracks. And eventually the relatively small dance floor at Late Night Valentine was packed.
Thanks to the Dupa & Wassim’s set, the vibe had intensified and the crowd was at its peak when Peanut Butter Wolf moved onto the decks. The DJ/producer seamlessly mixed into his own set and started the audiovisual piece. Starting off playing older disco, soul and funk tunes, the old music clips lended to fascinating visuals from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
A highlight from the set was when The Sugarhill Gang’s Apache (Jump On It) was played it, it was accompanied by vision from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Will and Carlton dancing to that same track in a talent contest. As the audio and vision are linked together in the mix, when PBW scratched the track the vision would rewind and repeat, providing humorous vision.
Later on in his set came the 90s boom bap with a strong back to back selection of Nas, as well as some tracks from deceased pal Charizma. Closing with the Methods, possibly the most famous Peanut Butter Wolf and Charizma track, it left a bittersweet feeling on the crowd. Paying tribute to his friend who passed away nearly 20 years ago, he treated the crowd to some unreleased footage of the duo. It’s early 90’s and a young PBW and Charizma sit on a fountain being interviewed, Charizma spits a fierce freestyle, showing the interviewer, and now the crowd in 2018, his immense talent. The good always die too young.